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Golding leads...then dismasts
Disaster for British Vendee Globe leader

Ecover 3, skippered by Briton Mike Golding, dismasted at 0647hGMT this morning 830 miles south of Cape Leeuwin, Australia, while leading the Vendee Globe.

“I was below deck when a squall came through with winds of 55 knots," commented a very calm Golding, this morning. "I had the main with two reefs and a reacher and had been like that for two hours. Overnight we had winds of up to 45k so I had two reefs and a staysail and then changed to the new configuration in the early morning. It basically went from being a near gale to a hurricane, and the mast didn’t like it.” ...more


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